Zhou Yunchuan dealt with emotional problems very simply, directly picking out the refusal, and not even giving a trace of ambiguous possibility.

Meng Anan commented that the so-called straight man is nothing more than that.

In addition to relationship problems, Liang Zhaoyue learned more about his past.

For example, Zhou Yunchuan's reading pace is earlier and faster than his peers.

At the age of 16, he received an offer from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He interned at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley for four years, and stayed at Morgan for two years after graduation. At the age of 22, he returned to the Wharton School for an MBA. During this period until he returned to China, the investment banking company he traveled with the most was Goldman Sachs.

At the age of 26, he resigned and returned to China, and established Yunhe Capital with Xu Mingheng, Yu Hao and others, and then pushed Yunhe Capital to the top three positions in the domestic private equity field in just 6 years.

Another example is Zhou Yunchuan, who is a workaholic.

In the era of 996 "volumes" that everyone complains about today, it is not worth mentioning for him at all. Because many years ago, his working model for himself was 007. And it's so strict that it's an outrageous year-round working state.

If you want to say how much he loves his job, that's not it.

It's more that he needs a state of keeping his mind clear and running at a high speed to move on to other things.

As for what this matter was, Meng Anan didn't say.

Liang Zhaoyue didn't ask much.

It stands to reason that such a workaholic usually has a casual or passable attitude towards life itself.

But on Zhou Yunchuan, this is not the case. On the contrary, he demanded an extremely high standard of living. It is reflected in the aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation, which is carefully selected.

It is hard for Liang Zhaoyue to imagine that a person who puts all his energy into work still has the spare energy to be picky about life.

After all, it is already difficult to do one thing well, and it is even more difficult to take care of it at the same time, but for Zhou Yunchuan, it seems to be an easy thing.

In addition to his wealthy background, there is also a conscious cultivation of his acquired self.

Winter afternoons, when the sun is lazy, are a rare good weather.

After coming out of the Star Coast, the four of them separated in twos, Xu Mingheng sent Meng Anan home, and Liang Zhaoyue was naturally with Zhou Yunchuan.

This will Liang Zhaoyue sit in the co-pilot's seat, occasionally looking out of the window, feeling the warmth and comfort of the wind blowing on his face; Occasionally, he turned his face sideways to look at Zhou Yunchuan who was driving, his expression was focused and his mind was not distracted.

She thinks that she has done it without leaving a trace, and Zhou Yunchuan will not notice it. But when she looked at him for the third time, suddenly, Zhou Yunchuan turned his face and met her eyes. She suddenly panicked, pinched her seat belt and smiled calmly at him, and wanted to uncover the page quietly, but unexpectedly, Zhou Yunchuan stared at her fixedly for a while, and said meaningfully: "This is the third time you have seen me since you got in the car." “

It was also at this time that Liang Zhaoyue realized that the car had already stopped unconsciously.

There was a huge intersection ahead, and the traffic light was up to 80 seconds, which meant it was hard for her to act as if nothing had happened.

Zhou Yunchuan not only asked bluntly, but his eyes were even sharper and scrutinizing, Liang Zhaoyue couldn't find words for a while, and his fingers were tightly gripping the seat belt and rubbing.

Her attempt to survive the more than minute of waiting in silence was in vain.

A few seconds passed, and she heard Zhou Yunchuan ask, "Do you have anything to say?" ”

At that moment, she clenched her seat belt, thinking that she would tell the truth, but when it came to her mouth, it became: "I'm curious about one thing." ”

He didn't expect it to be like this, raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

She pursed her lips and whispered, "An An's surname question." ”

It was all a makeshift excuse to hide her truest thoughts.

She couldn't say too directly that she was looking at him.

Zhou Yunchuan was silent for a moment, and his voice sounded without waves: "My mother's surname is Meng, and An An follows my mother's surname." ”

When he signed the agreement and obtained the certificate, Liang Zhaoyue only knew about his family's situation, he only knew that he had a grandmother and sister, and he didn't know anything about his parents. He didn't mention it, and she didn't ask. At this moment, she thought of Meng An'an's words, hesitated for two seconds, and said, "Auntie, does she live in Beicheng?" ”

Zhou Yunchuan's expression was mediocre: she lives in Hong Kong City. ”

She could sense his indifference at this time, which was completely different from the ease just now.

Maybe the problem of his parents is his avoidance, thinking of this, Liang Zhaoyue sighed and did not ask any further questions. Naturally, Zhou Yunchuan didn't say anything more.

After that, there was nothing to say all the way, and with the little episode just now, Liang Zhaoyue didn't dare to look at Zhou Yunchuan again, for fear that he would be caught red-handed if he didn't pay attention.

-

At this point, Liang Zhaoyue and Zhou Yunchuan have started to live together.

Although they live under the same roof, the number of times the two meet is actually only a handful, and even if they do, they are limited to nodding and saying hello.

Zhou Yunchuan is extremely busy, going out early and returning late every day.

Usually when he goes out in the morning, Liang Zhaoyue has just gotten up, and at night Liang Zhaoyue has fallen asleep, and he has returned late. Sometimes she gets up in the middle of the night to drink water, and she can see the light shining through the crack in the door under the study, which usually means that Zhou Yunchuan is staying up late and working overtime.

The embarrassment that Liang Zhaoyue expected did not happen, and at the same time, her relationship with Zhou Yunchuan did not go further, they were like two strangers who were temporarily brought together.

There is no story development in the future, and there are still many ways to retreat in the future.

But that's not what Liang Zhaoyue was looking forward to.

Being at peace with Zhou Yunchuan until the end of the agreement expired, and then breaking up was not her original purpose.

She wanted to do something to break the current stagnation, but the reality didn't allow it.

The busy academic and graduation thesis topics weighed her breathlessly like two mountains, and she couldn't spare extra time to think about those ups and downs.

Time passed quietly, and it was the middle of December in a blink of an eye.

On this day, Liang Zhaoyue finished class and went to the library to find a place to start writing the homework assigned by her tutor Zhao Yun. The assignment consisted of writing a financial analysis based on the annual quarterly financial reports of a listed company for the past few years.

She searched for nearly an hour of information, sorted it out and began to write an analysis, and halfway through writing, the screen of her mobile phone that was resting aside lit up.

The screen showed that the tutor Zhao Yun was calling, Liang Zhaoyue didn't dare to delay more, closed the lid of the notebook, picked up the mobile phone and walked to the corridor of the library, and found a corner where there was no one to answer the phone.

As soon as she was connected, before she could speak, she heard the tutor ask, "Are you at school?" Come to the office. ”

Liang Zhaoyue said, "Teacher, I'm in the library," after a pause, she said a little embarrassed, "I haven't finished my homework yet." ”

He smiled and said, "I'm not urging you to hand in your homework, I have something else to tell you." ”

Hanging up the phone, Liang Zhaoyue went back to her seat to pack her things, and secretly guessed what the tutor had temporarily called her to do.

Along the way, she thought of many possibilities, such as helping the teacher deliver materials, developing/invoicing, or the teacher had some urgent materials that she needed to help sort out and print.

In the past, every time she was called by her mentor on a temporary basis, it was basically the above things, and she thought that this time it was very different.

Standing at the door of the teacher's office, she raised her hand and was about to knock on the door, when there was a voice from inside.

Zhao Yun never leaves his hand for cigarettes all year round, which is to create a unique smoke voice, which is very recognizable.

Compared with the hoarse and thick of the teacher, the other voice was more quiet and chic, and it was a little familiar to listen carefully, Liang Zhaoyue searched in his mind, and finally slowly looked at Zhou Yunchuan's face.

As soon as this idea came out, Liang Zhaoyue immediately felt extremely ridiculous.

She thought, how could Zhou Yunchuan, who was entangled in many affairs, appear in the teacher's office?

But the more familiar voice inside vaguely revealed the possibility of this speculation.

Just thinking about it, the phone shook, it was sent by the teacher, and I asked her if she had arrived.

Liang Zhaoyue immediately replied: [There is someone in your office, I'll come over when you're done talking? ] 】

The teacher replied, "Come here now. 】

Liang Zhaoyue looked at the news, looked at the door again, and then, she knocked on the door thoughtfully.

There was a call from inside, and she took a deep breath and pushed the door open.

The next second, she froze in place.

The person who talked to the teacher was indeed Zhou Yunchuan.

He would sit on the couch with his legs folded and his hands resting on his knees, in a very relaxed position. Hearing the voice, he raised his eyes and looked at her unhurriedly, his gaze very calm, without any emotional fluctuations.

Liang Zhaoyue's hand hanging by her side clenched.

She was overjoyed that her guess had been confirmed, but she was also at a loss.

The expression was a little funny for a while.

Mentor Zhao Yun introduced in a timely manner: "Zhaoyue, this is Mr. Zhou of Yunhe Capital. ”

Liang Zhaoyue's gaze turned back and forth on the two of them, and finally, she clenched her hands, nodded at Zhou Yunchuan, and said, "Mr. Zhou is good." ”

Zhou Yunchuan looked at her fixedly, and didn't say a word at the end, just bowed his head at her.

This move is tantamount to releasing a message -

In front of outsiders, they are strangers who have nothing to do with each other.

After saying hello, Zhao Yun asked Liang Zhaoyue to sit down on the sofa next to him, and then said, "Mr. Zhou, it's no problem for me to be a consultant in the past." However, I also have one condition, which is what I just told you, I want to bring an assistant over. ”

As he spoke, he looked at Liang Zhaoyue and continued: "This is a graduate student under my command, named Liang Zhaoyue, and his ability is very good. ”

Liang Zhaoyue's whole person was almost stunned.

Although it is not the first time to face this situation, perhaps the person opposite is Zhou Yunchuan, who is inexplicably a little more nervous and at a loss.

The entanglement of the fingers on her knees, coupled with the unconsciously straightened back, always revealed her uneasiness at the moment. Zhou Yunchuan quietly looked at these details in his eyes, looked back at Zhao Yun, and said, "No problem." ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Yun was not unsurprised. It is rumored that Zhou Yunchuan is rigorous and picky, and all the people who work under him are screened out layer by layer, even if it is an auxiliary assistant role.

And this person is quite averse to going through the back door, and it is basically impossible to use his work relationship to stuff people into his project.

Zhao Yun thought that he would politely refuse, and he was ready to argue with reason, but unexpectedly, it was a twist and turn.

Zhou Yunchuan was unusually unusual, and promised so without thinking.

Also shocked was Liang Zhaoyue.

Previously, she had heard the teacher talk about being in contact with an M&A project, and the other party intended to let him become a capital consultant in the past, but the teacher did not clearly say which project it was.

She didn't expect that this merger and acquisition project would be related to Zhou Yunchuan anyway.

What's more, she is also about to be involved in this project.

It happened too suddenly, far beyond Liang Zhaoyue's expectations, and caught her off guard.

She froze in vain, not knowing how to react.

Zhao Yun saw that she hadn't spoken for a long time, thinking that she was frightened, and said: "Mr. Zhou, don't see outside, speaking of which, Zhaoyue went to your company for an interview before, but he didn't pass the final meeting." ”

Zhou Yunchuan didn't expect this to happen, and asked, "When did it happen?" ”

These words were asked to Liang Zhaoyue.

She looked at him, her lips moving, as if she wanted to speak, but when she reached her lips, she flinched.

Seeing this, Zhao Yun said: "It's not too early, let's talk while eating?" ”

When he went downstairs, Zhou Yunchuan walked in front because he received a phone call, and Liang Zhaoyue and the teacher were behind.

Looking at the tall figure not far away, Liang Zhaoyue was still a little foggy.

Zhao Yun said: "Make good use of this opportunity, it will be very useful for you to find a job next year." ”

Liang Zhaoyue glanced at the back again, nodded, and said, "Thank you, teacher, I will cherish this opportunity." ”

-

The place to eat is set in a private restaurant at the east gate of the school, and the restaurant environment is quiet, which is very suitable for talking about things.

After taking a seat in the private room, Zhou Yunchuan talked to Zhao Yun about the project.

From the conversation between the two, Liang Zhaoyue learned that Zhou Yunchuan was recently operating a merger and acquisition project related to the security industry.

The acquirer is Austrian Technology, the company's main business is urban intelligent transportation, and the acquiree is Huanshi Technology, the main business is to develop, produce and sell video surveillance products, and provide systematic solutions for the entire urban security business. Now, in order to further improve the industrial layout of "next-generation intelligent transportation" and expand its industrial chain, Austrian Technology has set its sights on the security field similar to the field of intelligent transportation after market investigation, and finally selected the top five in the security industry as the merger and acquisition target. （*1）

Zhou Yunchuan found Zhao Yun this time, in addition to his research on mergers and acquisitions, but also because Zhao Yun had previously served as the capital advisor of Huanshi Technology to go public in Hong Kong, although later because of the low valuation, Huanshi gave up the plan to go public in Hong Kong City. （*2）

After talking about it for an hour, Zhao Yunchuan's impression of Zhou Yunchuan is not bad, far from being as impersonal and condescending as the outside world says, on the contrary, his attitude is very comfortable.

There is politeness and courtesy, there is a degree of advance and retreat, both the posture of the superior, but without losing the grace.

Towards the end, Zhao Yun suddenly asked, "Does Mr. Zhou have a family?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Liang Zhaoyue, who had been listening to the conversation between the two silently, suddenly raised her head and looked at Zhou Yunchuan.

Coincidentally, Zhou Yunchuan was also looking at her.

Looking at each other, her eyes were full of panic, and his eyes were clear.

Liang Zhaoyue's fingers curled tightly, and her breathing became lighter and slower.

She didn't know how Zhou Yunchuan would answer, but she vaguely expected how he would reply.

Zhou Yunchuan's gaze stayed on her face for a moment, withdrew it quietly, and said lightly: "Yes, I just got the certificate some time ago." ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhao Yun glanced at the time and joked: "It is said that when you first get married, your feelings are the strongest, and Mr. Zhou will not go to pick up the one at home after talking with me about work, right?" ”

Zhou Yunchuan smiled, and the smile was extremely faint. He glanced in the direction of Liang Zhaoyue, who lowered his head, as if trying to minimize his presence, but his ruddy ears betrayed her again.

He hummed and said, "I'm going to pick it up later." ”

When the words fell, he clearly saw that Liang Zhaoyue's shoulders trembled imperceptibly, and at the same time, her head lowered a little.

Zhou Yunchuan had a feeling that if it was a little lower, she would be close to the desktop.